J.J. Abrams is Directing Star Trek XI!
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Took long enough, but The Hollywood Reporter tells us J.J. Abrams has officially signed on to direct the next Star Trek installment, currently titled Star Trek XI: Kirk and Spock Sitting in a Tree. Kidding, of course -- right now all we have is Star Trek XI, and a story that revolves around Kirk and Spock's first meeting at the Starfleet Academy, as well as their first mission together. Apparently, the deal for Abrams to direct was finalized last night. (And, it goes to show you that "official internet scoop" is not always correct.)
I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for you Trekkies out there. On one hand, Abrams and his crew are huge Trek fans, they've poured a lot into the project and will probably work their asses off to produce the most exciting film they can. Then again, it's been said (by Abrams) that this Star Trek is not for the fans. It will most likely be a straight-forward, easy-to-understand action adventure pic that will probably be compared to Mission Impossible 3 (or an episode of Alias) once the reviews start hitting the streets.
Now that we know Abrams is directing (and now that that's out of the way), we can finally get down to business: Who will play Kirk and Spock? Will Matt Damon's name be mentioned again? Will they go for unknowns? Knowing Abrams -- and since this is an extemely high-profile flick meant to reboot the entire franchise -- those they get to play the leads will be very familiar. Thoughts? Reactions?
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2-24-2007 @ 1:55PM
ted said...
Good, it needs a reboot. Battlestar Galactica and Batman both did well from a reboot. The show was concieved as a cold war show with a edge if analyzed some of the metaphors in the show.
For example, the Klingons were supposed to be a metaphor for the Russians when the show was first concieved. Maybe rewrite the Klingons more like Al Queda or Alqueda. The Romulans could be the North Koreans (Vulcans could be South Koreans) and make the Klingons more like Al Queda or Iran.
And that's jsut the start. It will give the franchise a much needed edge it hasn't had since the 80s.
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2-24-2007 @ 3:04PM
BigTed said...
Given that it's J.J. Abrams, I wonder whether it'll be Kirk or Spock who gets the closeup torture scene, or the fast running with techno music in the background scene.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing Greg Grunberg as the redshirt who gets killed off in the first 10 minutes.
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2-24-2007 @ 3:14PM
Rick said...
. . . the torch has been re-lit! Let's hope JJ can make it burn BRIGHT! Trekkers finally need to show their superiority over Skywalkers! "Oh no he didn't . . . ." Yes, yes I did. Discuss?
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2-24-2007 @ 4:54PM
meeno01 said...
And the award for "Quickest Trekkie to post a comment about Star Wars only to start a long inane E-debate" goes to................
RICK!!!!!
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2-24-2007 @ 5:49PM
x99thomas said...
I have heard Alias described a lot of way before, but this is the first time I have heard, "straight-forward, easy-to-understand." Lol, have you even seen the show.
JJ Abrams is making a mistake with this by the way. Star Trek is seen as geeky, nerdy , and uncool. It will never had the mass appeal of a Star Wars. Making a Star Trek movie that doesn't follow continuity will only serve to piss off trekies and do little to bring in new fans.
I like JJ Abrams, but I just wish he would come up with his own ideas because I think that is what he is best at. Adapting the work of others is not his thing as anyone who read his Superman script would know.
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2-24-2007 @ 10:43PM
Dwayne Conyers said...
"This one is not for the fans."
The same was said about the UPN series "Enterprise."
Nuff said...
(dwacon)
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